Coppell Cross L4-CS001019 (3)CASE NO.:
CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
S-1181, CC'S COFFEE HOUSE
P & Z HEARING DATE:
C.C. HEARING DATE:
LOCATION:
SIZE OF AREA:
October 19, 2000
November 14, 2000
Suite 401 of the Coppell Crossing IV Shopping Center at 777 S.
MacArthur Boulevard.
Approximately 1,920 square feet.
CURRENT ZONING:
C (Commercial)
REQUEST:
C-S.U.P. (Commercial, Special Use Permi0
APPLICANT:
HISTORY:
Chris Heiser
Community Coffee Company, L.L.C.
3535 Sherwood Forest
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821
225-291-3900
FAX: 225-297-3968
There has been considerable development history on the property
surrounding this request including site plan approvals as well as
platting activity. A site plan for a 11,570 retail building and final
plat for this property was denied by the City Council on December
14, 1999. Lack of adherence to the city's landscaping
requirements, size of the building as well as need for additional
information on proposed signage were the major areas of concern.
On March 2, 2000 the Board of Adjustment considered requests for
variances and special exceptions for this as well as Lot 5 of this
development. The only favorable ruling relating to this lot was a
special exception to reduce the number of parking spaces required
for Lot 4. This special exception was granted subject to the size of
a restaurant being limited to a maximum 4,000 square feet.
On May 9, 2000 the City Council approved a site plan for a 8,498
square foot building and a final plat on this property, subject to
Item # 6
one condition which states: The raceway of the signage shall match
the material on which it is mounted; i.e. bronze on brick, off-white
on EFIS.
TRANSPORTATION:
MacArthur Blvd. is a P6D, shown as a six-lane divided
thoroughfare on our Thoroughfare Plan. It is currently an
improved four-lane divided roadway contained within a l l0-foot
R.O.W.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North- retail; "C" Commercial
South-DART R.O.W., and retail;
Commercial
East - shopping center; "R" Retail
West - retail; "C" Commercial
"A' Agriculture and "C- PD 157",
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan shows the property as suitable for
retail uses.
DISCUSSION:
This request would allow a 1,920 square foot a coffee
house. CC's is a new concept entering the Texas market.
The requested hours of operation are from 5:30 a.m. until
midnight, 7 days a week.
As noted, approval for this site plan was granted in April
of this year, and construction has recently started. The
applicant desires to receive approval for this SUP for this
coffee shop to allow for the finish out of this lease space
to be approved immediately following the construction of
the building.
There will be no cooking on site, the food service being
limited to coffee, pastries and quiches. The preparation
will utilize various coffee machines and a microwave. The
seating capacity is 60. The floor plan submitted however,
needs to be revised to indicated the proposed seating and
more clearly indicate what is assumed to be the serving
area. Finally, the north arrow on the floor plan is actually
pointing east, and needs to be corrected.
The elevations approved by the City Council are
essentially the same as what is currently being requested
except for the location of the doors to this lease space.
There is currently a conflict between the locations of the
Item # 6
doors on the elevations and the door locations indicated on
the floor plan. This issue will be resolved prior to
forwarding this request to the City Council.
The signage approved for this building is the same
approved for buildings 1 and 2 of Coppell Crossing which
is limited to:
"ivory lettering will be used for all signs and, if
necessary, a tenant may also incorporate a logo of
a different color as part of the allowable signage,
provided that the logo occupies less area than the
ivory lettering".
When approving the specific site plan for this tract, an
additional condition was placed which stated that:
"the raceway of the signage shall match the material
on which it is mounted; i.e. bronze on brick, off-
white on EFIS.'
The signage proposed for this use includes the CC's logo
and the words "Coffee House". The logo is proposed to be
burgundy and blue with black and white back ground. The
words COFFEE HOUSE are white channel letters with
black back ground.
Per Section 294.3(I5) of the Zoning Ordinance, attached
signs for buildings and leaseholds with multiple facades, are
permitted to have an effective area of one square foot for
every linear foot of frontage. CC's will have frontage on
both the north and east elevations. There is 60 feet of
frontage on the east (MacArthur Blvd) elevation and
approximately 30 square feet of signage is proposed. Along
the north elevation there is 30 feet of frontage, thus
allowing for 30 square feet of signage. The proposal is for
approximately 50 square feet of effective area. The sign,age
proposed therefore exceeds the requirement on the north
elevation. Also, when the signage was approved for
Coppell Crossing, City Council's motion specifically
specified ivory lettering, this proposal is for white letters.
Staff also does not support the black background due to its
conflict with the signage approved for this center. The logo
is approximately 10 square feet, which is less area than the
letters, and therefore in compliance with the Council's
action.
Item # 6
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of S-1181 for CC's
Coffee House subject to the following conditions:
1. The hours of operation being limited to 5:30 a.m. to
midnight, 7 days a week.
2. The development of this property shall be in
accordance with the site plan, floor plan, sign plans
and elevations.
3. The floor plan being revised to indicate seating and
clearly labeled serving areas.
4. The north arrow being corrected on the floor plan.
5. The north and east elevations being revised to
reflect proposed door locations.
6. The signage on the north elevation being reduced to
the permitted 30 square feet of effective area.
7. The raceway of the signage shall match the material
on which it is mounted; i.e. bronze on brick, off-
white on EFIS.
8. The channel letters being ivory versus white.
9. The deletion of the black background for the
channel letters.
ALTERNATIVES: 1) Recommend approval of the request.
2) Recommend disapproval of the request
3) Recommend modification of the request
4) Take under advisement for reconsideration at a later date.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Site Plan for Coppell Crossing IV
Floor Plan for CC's Coffee House
Elevations for Coppell Crossing IV
Proposed Signs for north elevations
Proposed Signs for east elevations
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